abit AW9D-MAX i975 Express Motherboard Review

The Test System

Testing Procedure:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows XP Professional build 2600 with Service Pack 2 and DirectX 9.0c. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in dual channel mode! The memory on both Intel test platforms was run with DDR2 memory at 3-3-3-9 2T timings at 800MHz. The ATI X1950XTX video card used CATALYST 6.11 public drivers.

Here is the Intel Test Platform:

Intel Test Platform
Component	Brand/Model	Live Pricing
Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6300	Click Here
Motherboard	ABIT AW9D MAX	Click Here
Memory	2GB Corsair PC2-6400C3	Click Here
Video Card	ATI X1950XTX	Click Here
Hard Drive	Western Digital 250MB	Click Here
Cooling	Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX	Click Here
Power Supply	Corsair 620W PSU	Click Here
Operating System	Windows XP Professional	Click Here